The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-06-25
THE FAIR.

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entire. the names of officers, premium
list. rules and regulations OF The animal
of the Lafayette County III
dustrlal aud Stock Association, when
this year takes place, at Higgihsvllie,
August 1927.
To do This we are compelled to de-
prive our readers of almost ali OF the
usual miscellaneous reading on the
outside, for which they will pardon us
in view of the importance of the sub
ject. The space devoted to this publ
cation is voluntarily yielded, without
charge. AT our lowest advertising
rates it would be worth eighty-tve
dollars. 1t is part of II contribution
to the success OF an enterprise hich
as we have always insisted is not pat
ronized as it should be.
A good fair is from every point OF
view a benefit TO q county. 1t does
more to develop and encourage the
live stock interests than IAN any other
agency. In agriculture, horticulture,
poultry and bee raising. the dairy, ana
all other departments of the farm, 1t
affords opportunities for comparisons
which are Invaluable. A man may
have an animal or article which he con-
siders very good, but which upon
being placed near others OF a similar
kind he will find [ be inferior. This
knowledge will be worth to him a
great deal, as to bring to ma turity a
horse or COW or potato that is superior
costs no more than it does to raise the
inferior one. The waste OF energy
| that NAV be remedied by intelligent
| observation is immense. Its per cent
age if stated would appear appalling.
The fair affords the opportunity for
this observation.
II is objected by some that the prem
iums offered for many things are too
small to pay for their exhibition. This
is all unjust view in one sense and a
narrow one in another. 1t is unjust,
because the directory would very
readily increase these premiums if they
were encouraged TO do so by more
liberal exhibits. 1t is narrow, because
the amount of the premium should be
the least incentive for the exhibit. 1T
a man has a superior horse it is his
duly to let his neighbors see il, that
they may learn how to produce like
animals. If ii is true that he is a bene-
factor to his kind who causes to grow
two blades of grass where before grew
only one, so also is the man 3 philan-
thropist who enables his tellow-man TO
raise with the same labor q better cab
bage or potato.
The writer of this has travelled a
great deal over the United States. In
doing so he has e~ndeavored to keep his
reyes open. Having been a practical
farmer he has been able to make fairly
intelligent comparisons OF farming
lands. And, without any intention tC
indulge in gush or local pride, we cal
confidently say, that nowhere in this
singularly favored land is there a fair
er or more fertile section of country
than the one in which we dwell. We
have no fault to find with it as it is
Its people would be no happier were
they double in number. 1t a neigh.
borhood is denseiy enough set
tied to have good schools ant
roads that will do very well
Missouri, especially central Missouri
is a land which has now developed a
many happy homes, v%irtuous firesides
where reside comfort, frugality ant
honesty, the love of kith and kin AM
the fear of God, as has any section O
equal area upon the globe. Still, there
are ways in which we can improve
We may encourage and instruct eacl
other as to material interests, am
especially we may learn, in urban an
suburban life, to value more highl
the power of cooperation. There al
many things that one man cannot &C
: complish, which eight or ten associate
together may easily attain. The fair
y the place where these plans are often
,, est suggested.
But apart from our herds and OF
crops, apart from the spindle and tn
:, distatf, apart from The dairy and tn
cupboard, a county is an aggregation
people who have SO much in common
They walk together in the moonligl
upon the soft green sward, and in tn;
ecstasy to which there is nothing ell:
that dares compare, they whisper
each other words of love. This OF
mates with that. They cherish Il
g dear children which the Lord sends
them. aud as they grow older live the
: lives over again in them. They ming
-, their tears one with another as love
ones are tenderly borne to the tom
There are so many ways in which t
- cold barriers of business, of polite
-, even of ~contending sects in religion "a
broken down, to the hearts good, a
,o to the best service OF the living Coz
-. Why, then, can we not all meet once
year and exchange a kindly greelil
and a pressure of the han
te What better place than the IL
in grounds at Higginsville? A me
sy beautiful situanon cannot well be j
~ agined. Upon Il high point, immed
OF ately girt about with well TILED field
as aud with all amphilheatrical view su
lie rounding it of fifteen miles in diamets
of it as lovely a sight to look upon as O
st, would wish to see.
on Then let us put behind us for :
il week surdid cares. Ii we have a ii
he horse OF COW " sheep, some ext
be wheat on oats, a piece Of woudrt
elf needle work, a jam, "a jelly or a hs
to let us take it to the fair that the sh,
may be worthy of attention; and, If
have non of these, still let us lend
la' the encouragement ofOur presence, IA
'"t if we see nothing else that greatly
'4s tereSts us, may We not all be well
'na paid by the meetings with the men
icy women, the boys and girls OF our or;
Vi and prosperous old county of Lai